Nusantara Satu (formerly known as PSN VI or PSN-6) is an Indonesian

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. It is a large

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(HTS) providing voice and data communications, and

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throughout the Indonesian archipelago and

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. Nusantara Satu was built by

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(SSL) and was launched on 22 February 2019 on a

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along with the satellite ''

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'' (2019-009B) Moon lander by

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and

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(IAI) and the microsat S5 (2019-009D) by the

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(AFRL).

Overview

Nusantara Satu is a communications satellite developed and designed by SSL for

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(PSN), the first private company in the telecommunications and information services sector in

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. The project's cost is US$230 million. The massive satellite features solar-electric

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s but also employs conventional chemical propellant for stationkeeping while in orbit.

Service

The Nusantara Satu satellite carries 26 C-band, 12 extended C-band transponders and 8 Ku-band transponders. The satellite offers a total bandwidth of 15 gigabits per second. Its expected service time is a minimum of 15 years. It will provide communications links to rural parts of Indonesia, allowing PSN to expand

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services into these regions.

References

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